My friend Lauren is a wonderfully inspiring person. She looks at life from a ‘what could go right’ perspective. She has this brilliant ability to tune in to her encouraging thoughts & feelings and allow them to spur her on. Inevitably, things do seem to work out well for her, most of the time. Lauren […]
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Better well-being is, in my opinion, the key to feeling happier & more satisfied with life. It’s also the focus and purpose of this site. So, I thought it worthwhile to share empowering tips to help take your well—being from meh to marvellous. The tips cover crucial areas of well-being, including physical, emotional, spiritual, intellectual and social. […]
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One Saturday morning, not too long ago, I sat on the sofa in my comfiest PJs. As the sun shined through our window, my family and I enjoying sitting together watching something funny on the TV. It was blissful. I was relaxed and feeling an abundance of love for those near me. “This is the […]
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There’s nothing quite like losing yourself in a good book. Especially if that book has been written with increasing your well-being at its heart. My own well-being journey has involved implementing plenty of helpful & insightful tips learnt through reading such books. It would definitely be fair to say I have my own little […]
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Life can be many things – wonderful, challenging, rewarding, tough, joyful, short. Yes, there are circumstances in life we can’t control but we can be in control of our response to them. This is your life and there are plenty of things you can (and should!) do to increase your enthusiasm & love for it. With this in mind, […]
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Sometimes the hardest thing – especially for us women – is to take time for ourselves, to practice self-care. There have been countless times I’ve wanted to just sit & breathe. But there is always something to do, someone to help, somewhere to be. If I took 5-minutes for myself, my inner-critic would rear her ugly head to […]
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Have you ever tried a colouring book for adults before? I hadn’t, until one moment a few years ago, when shopping with my Sister-in-Law, she announced how she loved it and found colouring very therapeutic and calming. I was sceptical, my eyebrows raised slightly but then thought – why the heck not, I’ll give it […]
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Mindfulness, and in particular, mindfulness meditation has increasingly been touted and implemented as a way of improving our mental well-being. Its focus on connecting our body and mind to become more self-aware and present has been evidenced to help reduce our everyday stress and anxiety. RELATED: Being Mindful – Is mindfulness for you? But mindfulness […]
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I would love to love rollercoasters. Despite my numerous attempts (and if you would like some evidence, read: 48 hours in Abu Dhabi), we’ve just never clicked. Why? Those high-speed wagons of torture (too strong!?) expose me to one of my greatest fears – my fear of losing control. For me, rollercoasters are pitiless beasts who […]
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Picture this: you wake up in the morning full of good intentions for the day. You’re going about your business as planned and then the universe/God/a unicorn/whatever you believe in decides to place a nice hurdle in your way. You stop in your tracks and that’s when it’s decision time – turn back or jump […]
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